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Schools' Choice recently attended the Secretary of State for Education live event July 16 2024. We have listened to Bridget Phillipson, the new Secretary of State for Education, to hear what her priorities are as she starts in her role.

ESFA has announced that the decision on the 2024 to 2025 academic year universal infant free school meals (UIFSM) funding rate has been delayed due to the pre-election period. New policies or funding rates cannot be announced in this period.

The Department for Education has published its draft, Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024.  Whilst there are no substantive changes to

The ICO has reported that across the board, public authorities are seeing an increase in Subject Access Requests being submitted, as more people become aware of their data rights. We are certainly feeling this increase at the schools we work with. As you will know, each Subject Access Request presen

Schools' Choice has recently been accredited as a support and trainer of Arbor Education, a leading cloud-based school management information system (MIS). This collaboration signifies Schools' Choice's commitment to delivering high-quality support for scho

On 16 May the National Employers made full and final pay offers to the Staff Sides of the four negotiating groups for which they have responsibility (Local Government Services (Green Book), Craft Workers (Red Book), Chief Officers and Chief Executives.

School staff often face significant stress, impacting both their well-being and the educational environment. It's crucial for schools to actively support their staff in managing this stress effectively.

On 28^th March 2024, the Government launched a safeguarding call for evidence, seeking views on child safeguarding practice in schools and colleges to inform the Department for Education’s safeguarding in schools and colleges policy and future editions of Keeping Children Safe in Educati

On 8th March 2024, the Ofsted launched their Big Listen